I had bought one of these shades last year for privacy in part of my back yard (neighbors are always staring even over 6ft fence) and it was perfect. Being a very large yard I decided to get another one this year. I love them, not only for privacy but for shade and a little rain cover. They are very well made. The one from last year has held up great, still looks like new. The only bad thing I can say is this one didnt come with the hardware needed to hang it but I just looked at the other hardware and bought the same ones.